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Stevenson, Arnold Record Big Games in Loss at Middle Tennessee
1/22/2022 4:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --Â Middle Tennessee utilized a big second half on Saturday afternoon to storm back and defeat the Southern Miss men's basketball team, 74-60, at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn. It was the fourth Conference USA loss for the Golden Eagles and their third on the road this season. Mo Arnold and Tyler Stevenson finished in double figures for Southern Miss, while Stevenson went for a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds.Â
Arnold opened the flood gates early for Southern Miss as the Picayune product scored the first basket of the game and then jump started a 14-0 run on a layup two minutes later. The Black and Gold's run put them up 16-4 seven minutes into the game. Middle Tennessee answered back with a pair of thunderous dunks, but the 8-0 Blue Raider run was halted on a dunk from Stevenson. Stevenson's dunk came on an outlet pass that resulted from a monster block on Camryn Weston from Denijay Harris.Â
The Golden Eagles went into the break with a three-point lead and a 60.9 percent shooting clip. At one point in the first half, Southern Miss hit nine consecutive field goals. Freshman Rashad Bolden knocked down the only three-point attempt in the opening 20 minutes, while Stevenson eclipsed the 10-point mark for the 15th time this season by the end of the opening frame.Â
DeAndre Pinckney hit a pair of free throws in the second half to extend Southern Miss' lead to seven, but that was the largest it would get as Middle Tennessee cut the deficit to five before embarking on a 18-2 run. Two Jaron Pierre, Jr. free throws halted the run, but the Golden Eagles were unable to make a comeback attempt as Middle Tennessee's lead hovered around 10 points for the rest of the game. Donovan Sims backed the Blue Raiders in the second half with 16 points and h team shot 60.9 percent from the floor over the final 20 minutes.Â
Stevenson has reached the 20-point mark in Southern Miss' last three games and has scored at least 10 points in each of the last nine games. Arnold finished with a season-high 12 points and scored seven of those in the first half.Â
Pinckney was solid from the free throw line for Southern Miss as the junior hit 7-of-8 attempts. Bolden finished with eight points in just under 30 minutes of action. As a team, Southern Miss shot 48.9 percent from the floor for the game and went 1-of-12 from three-point land.Â
The Road Ahead
Southern Miss hosts North Texas on Thursday, Jan. 22 and Rice on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Game Notes
- Southern Miss shot 60.9 percent from the floor in the first half en route to holding a three-point lead at the half.Â
- Sophomore Mo Arnold finished with a season-high 12Â points. Seven of those came in the first half.
- Junior Tyler Stevenson finished to 20 points and 11 rebounds to record his sixth double-double of the season.Â
- Middle Tennessee is 7-0 against Southern Miss at the Murphy Center.Â
Arnold opened the flood gates early for Southern Miss as the Picayune product scored the first basket of the game and then jump started a 14-0 run on a layup two minutes later. The Black and Gold's run put them up 16-4 seven minutes into the game. Middle Tennessee answered back with a pair of thunderous dunks, but the 8-0 Blue Raider run was halted on a dunk from Stevenson. Stevenson's dunk came on an outlet pass that resulted from a monster block on Camryn Weston from Denijay Harris.Â
The Golden Eagles went into the break with a three-point lead and a 60.9 percent shooting clip. At one point in the first half, Southern Miss hit nine consecutive field goals. Freshman Rashad Bolden knocked down the only three-point attempt in the opening 20 minutes, while Stevenson eclipsed the 10-point mark for the 15th time this season by the end of the opening frame.Â
DeAndre Pinckney hit a pair of free throws in the second half to extend Southern Miss' lead to seven, but that was the largest it would get as Middle Tennessee cut the deficit to five before embarking on a 18-2 run. Two Jaron Pierre, Jr. free throws halted the run, but the Golden Eagles were unable to make a comeback attempt as Middle Tennessee's lead hovered around 10 points for the rest of the game. Donovan Sims backed the Blue Raiders in the second half with 16 points and h team shot 60.9 percent from the floor over the final 20 minutes.Â
Stevenson has reached the 20-point mark in Southern Miss' last three games and has scored at least 10 points in each of the last nine games. Arnold finished with a season-high 12 points and scored seven of those in the first half.Â
Pinckney was solid from the free throw line for Southern Miss as the junior hit 7-of-8 attempts. Bolden finished with eight points in just under 30 minutes of action. As a team, Southern Miss shot 48.9 percent from the floor for the game and went 1-of-12 from three-point land.Â
The Road Ahead
Southern Miss hosts North Texas on Thursday, Jan. 22 and Rice on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Game Notes
- Southern Miss shot 60.9 percent from the floor in the first half en route to holding a three-point lead at the half.Â
- Sophomore Mo Arnold finished with a season-high 12Â points. Seven of those came in the first half.
- Junior Tyler Stevenson finished to 20 points and 11 rebounds to record his sixth double-double of the season.Â
- Middle Tennessee is 7-0 against Southern Miss at the Murphy Center.Â
Team Stats
USM
MTSU
FG%
.489
.473
3FG%
.083
.083
FT%
.789
.690
RB
25
35
TO
17
10
STL
2
8
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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